EP0312566A1 - Procede et moyen assurant un effet d'isolation thermique autour d'un article, tel qu'un pipeline submerge - Google Patents

Procede et moyen assurant un effet d'isolation thermique autour d'un article, tel qu'un pipeline submerge

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EP0312566A1
EP0312566A1 EP88903966A EP88903966A EP0312566A1 EP 0312566 A1 EP0312566 A1 EP 0312566A1 EP 88903966 A EP88903966 A EP 88903966A EP 88903966 A EP88903966 A EP 88903966A EP 0312566 A1 EP0312566 A1 EP 0312566A1
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toam
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Dag Vilnes
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L59/00—Thermal insulation in general
    • F16L59/14—Arrangements for the insulation of pipes or pipe systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/20—Accessories therefor, e.g. floats, weights
    • F16L1/202—Accessories therefor, e.g. floats, weights fixed on or to vessels
    • F16L1/206—Apparatus for forming or coating the pipes

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a method tor providing a thermic insulating ettect around an article, such as pipe line which is submerged in water, by the use of a toam based insulating substance.
  • the invention also relates to means tor use in providing such a thermic insulating covering over an article.
  • the invention is intended tor use in connection with pipe lines tor transport of liquids and gases, such as hydrocarbon products trom submerged wells positioned on the sea bottom in very deep water.
  • the ob ect of the present invention is to avoid this problem. This object is achieved by a method as described in the patent claims.
  • the invention also relates to means tor use in the production ot thermic insulating coverings in deep water, i.e. by high outer pressure.
  • a means tor such use is characterized by the features given in the means claims.
  • the present invention is based on the principle that the separate components which are necessary to produce the insulating material are brought separately down to the article which shall be insulated and that the material, for instance a cellular plastic material is produced in situ on or near the article or with other words at the place in which the production takes place and at the same pressure at which it shall be used.
  • the components necessary tor producing a cellular plastic material in the torm ot toam are a gas with a pressure adapted to the outer pressure and solid substances such as a adhesives and foaming liquid.
  • the inventor has by tests prooved that it is possible to produce cellular plastic material under water and thereby achieve a product with good properties tor the intended purpose.
  • a cellular plastic material based on amino- plastic has been produced under water by iorming of an aquous emulsion with air by the use ot conventional, acid forming agents and hardener.
  • the cellular plastic material which was achieved was consolidated to a large unitary body with good insulating and adhesive properties and with sutticient mechanical strength.
  • Fig. 1 an isometric view illustrating a means according to the invention tor providing an insulating covering on the pipe line by the use ot the method according to the invention
  • the agents which are transported to the toam producing chamber 7 may be air from a compresser and appropriate substances led in separate conduits and pumped tor instance with a two-component pump. These substances are mixed in the mixing chamber 7 and led out between the toil 4 and the pipe line 1 through an injection nozzle 8.
  • the toil which acts as a torm may be anchored into the sea bottom as illustrated on tig. 2.
  • Trench ploughs are moved along the pipe line, one on each side and are digging a recess in which the side edges ot the toil may be placed. Thereby the side edges are folded as illustrated by 13.
  • a back-fill plough 14 are replacing the material which has been ploughed away and thereby anchoring the toil.
  • Another possibility would be not to use ploughs but instead position some type of weight material on the side edges of the toil.
  • the first part ot the toil behind the injection site may be covered by a torm eiemet 10 ot a rigid material.
  • this torm may have a tlared part 11 at the tront.
  • a tightening flap or element 9 in the aera at the tlared part 11 of the form element In order to avoid toam from being pushed in a wrong direction it may be placed a tightening flap or element 9 in the aera at the tlared part 11 of the form element.
  • the production of the insulating covering is made continuously by moving the production means along the pipe line.
  • the devices tor moving has not been shown and neither has the rack elements tor fixing the different elements ot the means.
  • the construction ot such elements will be self-evident tor the man skilled in the art and has therefore not been shown.
  • Such elements can be positioned on the drive wells of a robot device or the like.

Abstract

Procédé permettant d'isoler un pipeline (1) plus ou moins submergé au fond de la mer consistant en ce que l'isolation (3) est réalisée directement au niveau du pipeline (1). Les substances produisant la couverture isolante sont amenées à une chambre de mélange (7) sur le site de production et sont transformées en mousse autour du pipeline (1). A cet effet on peut avoir recours à une nappe souple (4) de matériau telle qu'une feuille ancrée au fond de la mer (2). Grâce à l'isolation (3) in situ, la pression du gaz dans le matériau isolant (3) peut être adaptée à la pression extérieure et l'on peut ainsi éviter une compression du matériau qui entraînerait une perte de l'effet isolant.
EP88903966A 1987-04-29 1988-04-28 Procede et moyen assurant un effet d'isolation thermique autour d'un article, tel qu'un pipeline submerge Withdrawn EP0312566A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NO871795A NO163648C (no) 1987-04-29 1987-04-29 Fremgangsmaate til isolering av et roerlegeme som er nedsenket i vann.
NO871795 1987-04-29

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EP0312566A1 true EP0312566A1 (fr) 1989-04-26

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US (1) US4913588A (fr)
EP (1) EP0312566A1 (fr)
AU (1) AU1689188A (fr)
BR (1) BR8806990A (fr)
NO (1) NO163648C (fr)
WO (1) WO1988008500A1 (fr)

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NO871795D0 (no) 1987-04-29
NO163648B (no) 1990-03-19
US4913588A (en) 1990-04-03
NO163648C (no) 1990-06-27
BR8806990A (pt) 1989-10-31
WO1988008500A1 (fr) 1988-11-03
AU1689188A (en) 1988-12-02
NO871795L (no) 1988-10-31

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